A young man who allegedly snatched chains from three victims in Long Beach was free on bond Friday.<\/p>\n
The crimes occurred on April 20 near the 1500 block of Martin Luther King Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.<\/p>\n
Robbery detectives who investigated the case identified the suspect as Anthony Stevens, 19, of Long Beach.<\/p>\n
He was arrested on Wednesday and booked on suspicion of robbery and possession of a loaded firearm, police said.<\/p>\n
Stevens\u2019 bail was set at $250,000 and he was released on bond on Thursday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s online inmate records.<\/p>\n
\u201cDetectives believe there may be additional unreported incidents and encourage any possible victims to contact non-emergency police dispatch at 562-435-6711,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n
The case is now in the hands of the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office for possible criminal filing.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information regarding the robberies was urged to contact the LBPD\u2019s Robbery Detail at 562-570-7464.<\/p>\n
Those wishing to remain anonymous can submit information through Crime Stoppers at (800)222-TIPS (8477) or lacrimestoppers.org.<\/p>\n
To avoid becoming a victim of such robberies, police suggest:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Remaining aware of one\u2019s surroundings at all times and avoiding distractions like using a phone while walking;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Walking in groups whenever possible, especially in the early morning or evening hours;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Avoiding displays of jewelry or other valuable items when out and about;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Staying in well-lit, populated areas;<\/p>\n
\u2014 Holding bags and personal items close to one\u2019s body; and<\/p>\n
\u2014 Avoiding standing near curb edges where someone can grab property and flee. Standing near the curb also reduces the safety margin for pedestrians as vehicles whiz past.<\/p>\n
Finally, police say to \u201cTrust your instincts and seek help if you feel unsafe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A young man who allegedly snatched chains from three victims in Long Beach was free on bond Friday.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[125834,174,51138,125835,125836,131,133,132,2131],"class_list":["post-296718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-250k","tag-beach","tag-bond","tag-chain-snatching","tag-freed","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-suspect"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}